More Animals

More Animals

Add more life and variety in your world with new animals.

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Screenshots

Ostrich in the wild
Penguins
Duck familiy
Ducks swimming
Crocodile
Butterflies

About this Mod

Have you ever felt that Minecraft’s world can feel a little quiet at times?
That the forests, rivers, and beaches look alive, but uhm don’t always sound or move alive?

More Animals was created to change that.
This mod brings new animals and small details into the game to make the world feel more vibrant, immersive, and alive while staying true to the vanilla style we all love.
From curious raccoons sneaking around your camps, to butterflies fluttering through meadows and forests, to crocodiles lurking in swamps, every creature is designed to feel like it naturally belongs in Minecraft. With it's own set of features.

Alongside the mobs, MoAnimals also adds new environmental touches like duckweed that grows across calm water, giving lakes and ponds more atmosphere.

⚠️ Development Status

More Animals is currently under active development.
Things will change, features are being tested, and not everything is polished yet. If you’d like to grow with the mod, now’s the time to join in.

Every contribution is welcome, whether it’s code, ideas, bug reports, or feedback.

✨ Current Highlights

Animals

  • 🦆 Ducks – swim naturally on water, often in groups
  • 🐊 Crocodiles – powerful predators lurking in swamps and rivers
  • 🦋 Butterflies – lively insects that flutter through flower fields
  • 🐌 Snail - slowly moving creatures that sometimes drop slimeballs
  • 🐧 Penguins – social animals found in cold regions, moving in groups
  • 🪶 Ostriches – fast, powerful runners roaming warm and dry biomes

Currently Disabled

  • 🦝 Raccoons – curious scavengers that can interact with items

Most of these have some variants, these can be added/extended easly over datapacks.
How the Animals work and how to add variants is all explained in the wiki over on Github.

Other

  • 🪷 Duckweed – generates on flat water surfaces, adding more variety to lakes and ponds

🔮 Planned & In Development

  • 🐦 Seagulls – noisy flock animals found near coasts and shipwrecks
  • 🦌 Deer / Deerling – peaceful forest dwellers, forming herds
  • 🦉 Owls – nocturnal birds with unique flight and sounds
  • 🐹 Hamsters – small pets with playful behavior
  • 🐻 Bears – strong wilderness predators with territorial instincts
  • 🦫 Capybaras – social semi-aquatic animals found near rivers and lakes

🎯 Vision

The goal of More Animals is to expand Minecraft’s ecosystem with vanilla-friendly animals that don’t just exist, but behave in ways that bring new depth to exploration and survival.
Future updates will add more species, interactions, and mechanics to further enrich the gameplay.

Available Versions

0.2.0-SNAPSHOT1alpha
MC 1.21.1fabric
April 19, 2026
0.2.0-SNAPSHOT1alpha
MC 1.21.1neoforge
April 19, 2026
0.1.3-BETAbeta
MC 1.21.1neoforge
March 15, 2026
0.1.3-BETAbeta
MC 1.21.3neoforge
March 15, 2026
0.1.3-BETAbeta
MC 1.21.3fabric
March 13, 2026

How to Install More Animals on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.5).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "More Animals". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.3 (+1 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

6 GB(min. 4 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

More Animals server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.5). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is More Animals compatible with fabric and neoforge?

More Animals officially supports fabric, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.5, 1.21.4, 1.21.3. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with More Animals – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if More Animals consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.21.51.21.41.21.31.21.1